Conduct of sport or target shooting activity on private property other than an approved shooting range
8 Conduct of sport or target shooting activity on private property other than an approved shooting range
For the purposes of items 1(5A)(b) and (c), 2(2)(c)(ii) and (iii) and 4(2A)(b) and (c) of Schedule 2 to the Act, the following provisions apply to the carrying out or conducting of an activity—
a police officer, at the police station which is reasonably believed to be nearest to the activity, must be notified 48 hours in advance that the activity is to take place if—
more than 5 persons take part in the activity; and
the activity is carried on continuously for more than 3 hours;
Reg. 8(1)(b) substituted by S.R. No. 58/2022 reg. 5.
a person taking part in the activity must not discharge a firearm in the course of the activity unless—
the firearm is a shotgun discharged at a moving clay target; or
the firearm is discharged at a target which has in place, within 20 metres behind it, a backstop which is capable of stopping any projectile which passes through or beyond the target;
a person taking part in the activity must not discharge a firearm in the course of the activity within—
250 metres of a dwelling, being a dwelling which is not on the land on which the activity takes place, unless permission has been granted by the occupier of the land on which the dwelling is situated; or
100 metres of a road, within the meaning of the Road Safety Act 1986;
a person taking part in the activity, when discharging a firearm in the course of the activity, must be stationary;
the activity must not take place between the hours of sunset and sunrise;
the activity must not be advertised or formally organised or formally scheduled;
a person taking part in the activity must not give or receive direct or indirect financial benefit to or from any other person as payment for taking part in the activity;
a person taking part in the activity must not consume or be under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drug during the course of the activity.
A notification under subregulation (1)(a) must include—
the name, address and contact telephone number of the person making the notification; and
the land on which the activity is to take place; and
the day on which the activity is to take place; and
the nature of the activity.
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